Nate Hemsley
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Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | May 5, 1974 Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Delran (Delran Township, New Jersey) | ||||
| College | Syracuse | ||||
| NFL draft | 1997: undrafted | ||||
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Nathaniel Richard Hemsley (born May 15, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange.
Hemsley grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey and graduated from Delran High School in 1991. As a senior, he received second-team All-American, All-Freedom League, AllBurlington County and Defensive Player of the Year honors.
He accepted a football scholarship from Syracuse University.[1] As a redshirt freshman in 1993, he was named the starting inside linebacker and led the team in total tackles with 81, while also tallying 2 tackles for loss, 2 passes defensed and one blocked kick.[2]
In 1994, he was lost for the season with a knee injury he suffered in the season opener against the University of Oklahoma, where he had 10 tackles and one fumble recovery.[3] As a junior, he started 11 games at outside linebacker, making 119 tackles (second on the team), 3.5 sacks.
As a senior, in 1996, he posted 106 tackles (led the team), 6 tackles for loss (third on the team), 3 sacks, 4 quarterback pressures, 3 passes defensed,[2] while being named First-team All-Big East.[4]